Vought V-173
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The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" was an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U program during World War II.
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V-173 | |
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Role | Experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Vought |
First flight | 23 November 1942 |
Retired | 15 March 1947 |
Number built | 1 |
Developed into | Vought XF5U |
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Both the V-173 and the XF5U featured an unorthodox "all-wing" design consisting of a flat, somewhat disk-shaped body (like a pancake flying, hence the nickname) serving as the lifting surface.[1] Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge, at the wingtips.[2]